A series looking at the debilitating conditions suffered by some of the great composers
World Service,Β·6 episodes
Beethoven's career was threatened when he went deaf at the age of 31
Why the composer Robert Schumann's depression could have masked a more serious condition
Why Niccolo Paganini was dubbed the 'violin-playing vampire'
When Weber moved to London he knew he was dying of tuberculosis
Franz Liszt was plagued by self doubt despite his happy-go-lucky public persona
How a head injury in 1932 took five years to claim Maurice Ravel's life and sanity
